We already knew the greenback, here come the green bonds. This emerging security, whose yearly issuance still represents only 1% of the global bonds market, has the wind in its sails. Used primarily by institutions, large companies and local authorities, […]
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ABN AMRO en OVG Real Estate kondigen aan samen te werken aan de herontwikkeling van leegstaande panden. Vanaf deze herfst transformeren de partners in totaal ruim 50.000 vierkante meter commercieel vastgoed. Hierdoor komen er binnenkort vier nieuwe duurzame kantoorgebouwen op […]
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TenneT Holding B.V. heeft gisteren (10 oktober) begeleid door drie banken – Lloyds Bank, Rabobank en Royal Bank of Scotland – opnieuw met succes een zogenoemde ‘Green Bond’ (groene obligatie) uitgegeven: het gaat om een uitgifte van EUR 500 miljoen […]
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Rabobank heeft met succes de eerste Rabobank Groene Obligatie bij institutionele beleggers geplaatst ter waarde van EUR 500 miljoen. De bank investeert dit geld in duurzame energieprojecten, zoals windparken. De looptijd van de Rabobank Groene Obligatie is 5 jaar. Rabobank […]
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GRESB, the leading global provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data for real assets, today released the 2016 update to the GRESB Green Bond Guidelines for the Real Estate Sector. These Guidelines build on the Green Bond Principles with […]
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YES BANK, India’s fifth largest Private Sector Bank, announced that it will raise INR 330 crore (approximately USD 50 million equivalent) through an issue of a 7-year Green Infrastructure Bonds to FMO, on a private placement basis. FMO will be […]
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The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) becomes the first stock exchange globally to introduce a platform for green financial instruments. Branded Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), it goes live today. Access is limited to issuers who comply with stringent eligibility criteria. The […]
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Facing an increased need to invest in measures that limit the impact of climate change, sub-sovereigns could become significant issuers of green bonds, says Moody’s Public Sector Europe in a report. Moody’s report, entitled “Sub-sovereign green bond issuance has growth […]
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Investment into low-carbon initiatives and “green bonds” can help mitigate the risks posed by climate change and boost global economic growth at the same time, Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said. Speaking in Berlin, Carney said climate change posed […]
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S&P Global Ratings is seeking market feedback on two proposed evaluation tools, separate from its credit ratings, that are intended to assess risks to sustainability at both the individual project and corporate entity levels. White papers on both frameworks are […]
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Frankrijk gaat volgend jaar groene obligaties of ‘green bonds’ uitgeven. Dat heeft president François Hollande zondag aangekondigd in de marge van de G20-conferentie in het Chinese Huangzhou en is ondertussen bevestigd door minister van Milieu Ségolène Royal. Onze zuiderburen (red. […]
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It could be time for investors to give the green light to green bonds. Kate Brett and Christina Teague (Mercer) report. The green bond market has developed from its nascent form into an area that large-scale investors are pursuing more actively. […]
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